Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A shrine parishioner throws icy cold water on himself during the annual cold-endurance festival at Kanda ...

In Tokyo, participants braved frigid conditions at the Kanda Myojin Shrine for a traditional Japanese ritual aimed at purifying the soul and ushering in good health for the new year. Clad in minimal ...

Mostly half-naked men with just white loincloth around their hips and several women in white robes joined the annual cold endurance ritual at the Kanda Myojin, a Shinto shrine in downtown Tokyo.

Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward is packed with visitors offering prayers for “good business” on the morning of Jan. 4, the first working day of the year for many people. (Ryo Ikeda) ...

If anything, they did it on a grander scale.

Thousands company and government employees visited Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo on Monday to pray for a prosperous yer. Kanda Myojin, known as the shrine of commerce and industry, draws workers on the ...